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Old 10 September 2007, 02:13 AM
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Thought id clean the car today with the help of BatFink and Danny,

Cleaning method

Car
1. Pre treat with auto glym spray bug remover
2. Spray auto rae-chems snow foam using a pressure washer with lance then leave for 5 mins
3. Jet wash all over with clean water to wash off snow foam
4. Treat with auto glyms tar remover
5. Spray a mix of megs gold class and snow foam again using pressure washer with lance and leave for another 5 mins
6. Jet wash all over again with clean water to wash off mix
7. Wash with megs gold class shampoo and conditioner using megs lambs wool wash mit
8. Dry with megs water magnet
9. Treat with megs scratch x all over car then rub off with microfiber cloth
10. Finish off with megs NXT tech wax again rub off using different micro fibre cloth
11. Clean windows with megs NXT glass cleaner
12. Clean interior with megs gold class wipes
13. Treat all plastic and rubber trims with megs gold class trim restorer

Exhaust Back Box
1. Pre wash with normal warm soapy water
2. Treat with turtle wax T-cut inside and out using tooth brush and steel wire brush
3. Wipe clean with industrial big wipes
4. Rub dry with microfiber cloth
5. Polish with megs NXT all metal polysh then rub off with microfiber cloth

Wheels
1. Pre treat with auto rae-chems snow foam using a pressure washer with lance then leave for 5 mins
2. Jet wash all over with clean water to wash off snow foam
3. Leave to dry in the sun for 10 mins
4. Treat with megs hot rims all wheel cleaner leave for 5 mins
5. Scrub with nylon brush
6. Jet wash all over again with clean water to wash off wheel cleaner
7. Leave to dry in the sun for another 10 mins
8. Wax with megs NXT tech wax as temporary measure (until I find my mers wheel wax)
9. Treat the tire walls with megs hot shine high gloss tire spray

And here are the Before and after picys

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Old 10 September 2007, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Smoove mike
I bet you had a cross hair fixed on this fella once you'd finished!

They seem to like a cleaner car to park there ****'s on so i've found in the past!

Car looks by the way!

Good job!
Old 10 September 2007, 07:21 AM
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Thats a job to be proud of there Mike.

Very impressed,
Old 10 September 2007, 08:29 AM
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Stunning job Mike.
Old 10 September 2007, 04:18 PM
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Very Nice,

All the Blue Paint has come off your WING MIRRORS tho...
Old 10 September 2007, 04:23 PM
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Looks lovely Mike

You just gotta love the " supa Snow Foam "

I Use nothing else now to wash our motors
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I keep seeing everyone using these foam lances and I am liking the end result that they give!

Very Impressed!

Were do I go to get one and all the gumph that comes with! And how much am I looking at spending?

The missus's car could do with a bit of a bufty session on it and of course not forgetting the Scoob!!!
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Originally Posted by MrBush
I keep seeing everyone using these foam lances and I am liking the end result that they give!
Great results mate & it's fun doing it as well


Like covering your car in whipped cream

Very Impressed!

Were do I go to get one and all the gumph that comes with! And how much am I looking at spending?
Autobrite Direct - Because Looks Are Everything! Delivered i paid for mine £55.66 This comes also with a 1 Litre bottle of the " Supa Snow foam "

The missus's car could do with a bit of a bufty session on it and of course not forgetting the Scoob!!!

I Now look for any excuse to get the snow foam gun out

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Originally Posted by tiny01
Autobrite Direct - Because Looks Are Everything! Delivered i paid for mine £55.66 This comes also with a 1 Litre bottle of the " Supa Snow foam "
Just ordered me the Lance and 5ltrs of the "Supa Snow Foam".............
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Originally Posted by MrBush
Just ordered me the Lance and 5ltrs of the "Supa Snow Foam".............



Add about 1" of supa snow into the dispensing bottle , Fill with ( Warm water ) For more " Snow " , Stand back & look out , It's a tad messy

But ya will get supa results
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mike - missed a bit only kidding. cracking results.

only one thing, i only see one bucket. get yourself another one mate and a couple of grit guards (if you've not got them). this is the reason why it's best you have them:

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